好漢不提當年勇 hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

DEFINITIONS

  1. a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
漢 hàn the Chinese people, Chinese language
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
提 tí
HSK 3
hold in hand; lift in hand
當 dāng bear, accept, undertake; just
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age
勇 yǒng
HSK 4
brave, courageous, fierce